DANIEL BERENDE RIBA PART I Architectural Assistant
London,Wembley danielberende11@gmail.com (+44) 07802622303 Portfolio
EDUCATION: Oct 2017July 2022
University of Westminster, London, UK BA (Hons) Architecture (RIBA Part I) •
Year 3: DS3.4- Paolo Zaide & Tom Budd
Projects: Periphery Abandon, Accustom House in Gravesend Dissertation: Architecture and Aura- Embodied Narratives of the Sensuous Architectural Space
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Year 2: DS2.4- Eric Guibert & Anthony Powis
Projects: Retrofitting Suburbia, Aquaponics Living in Norholt
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WORK EXPERIENCE: Jan 2020Feb 2020
Dec 2020Juy 2021
Jul 2021May 2022
Projects: Urban Furniture in London, Food Shack in Folkestone, Residence and Studio for Eiko Ishioka in Dalston
Seabrook Architects, Chesham, UK Architectural Assistant •
Produced visuals, including drawings and renders for client presentations and planning applications.
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Shadowed site visits and project design meetings for private residential projects ranging £250k-£5m budget.
AKR Growth Ventures, London,UK Start-Up Consultant and Partnership Manager •
Offered tailored consultations and support services to start-ups.
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Promoted youth employment through Kickstart, Traineeships, and Apprenticeship programs.
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Built internal business infrastructure for Kickstart applications.
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Generated 1800+ job placements for unemployed youth aged 16-25.
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Developed partner network of 2500 businesses for further support
DOORS4UK, Watford, UK Sales Representative and Consultant •
Managed sales of Bespoke German Doors by Grauthoff Door Group GmbH.
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Prepared project quotes for various clients and scales.
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Engaged with private and commercial clients, including property managers, architects, and estimators.
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Conducted meetings, presentations, and showroom visits.
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Provided technical advice and problem-solving for interior designers and architects, utilizing extensive product knowledge
Sep 2015Jun 2017
Sep 2010Jun 2015
Digital
Analogue
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Model Making- wide range of mediums including paper/card, casting, timber etc. Sketching &Drawing Carpentry
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Confident speaker Presentation and sales skills Proactive problem solver Fluent Romanian
Monatge of maquette model from ‘Periphery Abandon’ project from Year 3 .
St.Dominic’s Sixth Form College, London, UK, A Levels • • •
Mathematics: B Art and Design: B Design Technology: C
Newman Catholic College, London, UK, GCSE’s •
9x A*-C
OTHER EXPERIENCE: Oct 2019
25th AIA Student Charrette 2019, London, UK • •
Aug 2020Sep 2020
Nov 2020
Student Aechitecture Competitons for Universities across the UK. Finished 1st place with a team of University of Westminster architecture students.
Designed and help to build a firewood drying shed comissioned by my parents.
Visiting Critic, University of Westminster, London, UK •
Visiting critic at Y2 student ‘crits’ for ecology-centric, Studio 2.4 run by Eric Guibert and Anthony Powis.
ACHIEVEMENTS: Oct 2019 Feb 2013Sep 2015
25th AIA Student Charrette Winner 2019, London, UK Air Training Corps • • •
Sep 2010Jun 2015
Oak frame for ‘Lemnarie’, where I contributed both as designer and carpenter.
Workshop and Firewood, Satu Mare, Romania, Designer and Carpenter •
SKILLS: Rhino6/7 Vectorworks 2D AutoCad Adobe Suite CAD/CAM- Laser Cutting & CNC
Year 1: DS1.E- Natalie Newey & Matthew Stewart
Competed RAFWARMA 2x 40km military march, 2013. Awarded Jack Petchey Achievement Award for outstanding contributions made to the ATC, 2013 Volunteered periodically for the Royal British Legion
Newman Catholic College • • •
Inducted into the Student Hall of Fame. Collaborated with Citizens UK to establish ‘Safe Havens’ in Harlesden to combat knife crime. Received Jack Petchey Achievement Award and was commended as a high achiever in 2014WW
AIA Student Charretter 2019 Winning Team.
REFEREES: Dr. Eric Guibert
University of Westminster Gardener Architect/ Studio Tutor eric@ericguibert.com
Dr. Paolo Zaide
University of Westminster Head of Architecture & Cities Studio Tutor
p.zaide@westminster.ac.uk
Tom Budd
University of Westminster Studio Tutor t.budd@westminster.ac.uk